Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002

i Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002 S.R. No. 114/2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Notice of immediate licence or permit suspension 2 5. New traffic infringements in respect of speeding 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2002 S.R. No. 114/2002 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 29 October 2002 Responsible Minister: PETER BATCHELOR Minister for Transport HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 to— (a) prescribe particulars to be contained in a notice of immediate suspension of a licence or permit under section 51 of the Road Safety Act 1986; (b) provide for new traffic infringements in respect of speeding. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 15 December 2002. -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 114/2002 Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002 2 4. Notice of immediate licence or permit suspension (1) After regulation 208(1)(b) of the Road Safety (General) Regulations 19991 insert— "(ba) whether the person holds a full driver licence, a learner permit or a probationary driver licence; and". (2) After regulation 208(2) of the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 insert— "(3) A notice for the purposes of section 51(1B) of the Act must, in addition to the matters referred to in that section and in section 51(1C), contain the following particulars— (a) the name and address of the person to whom the notice is issued; and (b) a statement of the alleged concentration of alcohol in the blood of the person to whom the notice is issued; and (c) whether the person holds a full driver licence, a learner permit or a probationary driver licence; and (d) the name and signature of the person who issued the notice; and (e) the date on which the notice was issued.". 5. New traffic infringements in respect of speeding (1) In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 for the entries in respect of code numbers 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 substitute— "1918 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by less than 10 km/h RR 20 170 1919 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 10 km/h or more but less than 15 km/h RR 20 265 r. 4 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 114/2002 Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002 3 1920 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 15 km/h or more but less than 25 km/h RR 20 265 1921 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 25 km/h or more but less than 30 km/h RR 20 540 1922 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 30 km/h or more but less than 35 km/h RR 20 540 1923 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 35 km/h or more but less than 40 km/h RR 20 540 1924 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 40 km/h or more but less than 45 km/h RR 20 540 1925 Exceed speed limit in a large vehicle by 45 km/h or more RR 20 1080". (2) In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 for the entries in respect of code numbers 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 substitute— "1909 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by less than 10 km/h RR 20 125 1910 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 10 km/h or more but less than 15 km/h RR 20 200 1911 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 15 km/h or more but less than 25 km/h RR 20 200 1912 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 25 km/h or more but less than 30 km/h RR 20 265 1913 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 30 km/h or more but less than 35 km/h RR 20 265 r. 5 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 114/2002 Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002 4 1914 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 35 km/h or more but less than 40 km/h RR 20 360 1915 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 40 km/h or more but less than 45 km/h RR 20 360 1916 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle by 45 km/h or more RR 20 430 1917 Exceed speed limit in a vehicle other than a large vehicle in a 110 km/h zone by 20 km/h or more but less than 25 km/h RR 20 200". ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 114/2002 Road Safety (General) (Responsible Driving) Regulations 2002 5 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 27/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 March 2001 incorporating amendments up to S.R. No. 5/2001. Further amended by S.R. Nos 47/2001, 57/2001, 172/2001, 12/2002, 88/2002 and 90/2002. Endnotes -- 6 of 6 --